Kouyate, a late substitute for Senegal in Sunday’s 2-2 African Nations Cup qualifier in Madagascar, played the full 90 minutes in the Premier League for the first time under Hodgson.

“I was ready for the start,” Kouyate added. “Today was very good for me because the team won. We will continue to work hard and now we have another hard game coming up next week against Newcastle.”

Huddersfield laid seige to Palace’s goal for large periods, particularly in the second half, but lacked Zaha-style quality in front of goal and have yet to register their first top-flight win of the season.

Boss David Wagner said his side had turned in their best display so far this term and did not deserve a third defeat. He acknowledged the quality of Zaha’s winner, but could not hide his disappointment.

“This was a situation where we should have done better,” Wagner said. “The players know this is not the first time he has scored a goal like this.

“This is the only thing which makes me really angry. We prepared our players for this situation and we were unable to avoid this goal.

💬 David Wagner: "If we perform like this again we will score our goals and collect our points. We were definitely unlucky".